KERA's Think

Researcher Justin Gregg joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the benefits of anthropomorphism and the detriments of dehumanization.

Andrew Blackman joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the history of the 40-hour week and how we might shave off even more hours in our modern era.

Walter Isaacson joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how one sentence in the Declaration of Independence set out a promise of America.

Former director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Samuel A.A. Levine joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how loyalty programs can hurt consumers.

Ross Benjamin joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why being less than fluent in a language affects how we pay attention and learn.

Laila Petrie, director general of the charity Future Earth Lab, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss sustainability in fashion and how fast fashion contributes to climate change.

Ellen Cushing, staff writer for The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why arguments over daily chores might signal deeper issues in a partnership, why some household appliances have such a hold on us, and, yes, we’ll get to scientific proof of how that dishwasher is really supposed to be loaded.

Host Krys Boyd talks with three guests about the role of philanthropy in America.

Jonathan Rosenthal joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why young people are throwing in the towel on finding the perfect partner.

Nate Soares joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what happens when A.I. brain power surpasses what humans are capable of.

Historian Colin Woodard joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why the civics lessons we’re taught about our country are sometimes overridden by regional cultures and how a new national story might bring us together.

Qian Julie Wang joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how the Alien and Sedition Acts are being used in public policy today.

Matthew Purdy joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why the Trump administration has intentionally created vagaries and how that helps to consolidate presidential power.

Investigative journalist Debbie Cenziper joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how medicines made in overseas labs don’t always meet U.S. safety standards.

Tech reporter Varsha Bansal joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the grueling work of training A.I. to give answers that are fact checked and meet safety guidelines.

Susan Dominus joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why middle-aged women are raving about the benefits of testosterone.

Alice Callahan is a New York Times reporter with a Ph.D. in nutrition, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why our diets became so reliant on foods made in a factory.

James Marriott joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what happens to a society that stops thinking deeply and focuses on the doomscroll.

New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the life cycle of the child star.

Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the seismic legal and moral shifts that have happened since the Declaration of Independence.

Sara Luterman, the Disability and Aging Reporter for The 19th, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the so-called “refrigerator moms” of the 1950s.

Journalist Asher Elbein joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how one discovery in Africa is having scientists radically rethinking when life emerged.

Science journalist Adam Becker joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the ways Silicon Valley scions might have A.I. all wrong, the obsession with space colonies and why we aren’t asking more critical questions for their version of the future.

Sönke Johnsen joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the wonders of vertical migration, why sharks must keep swimming to stay alive, and the clues offered to biologists that help piece together the questions of aquatic life evolution.

Writer and critic Grace Byron joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why gun ownership among trans individuals.

Bryan P. Stone joins host Krys Boyd to discuss horror and how it draws on Christian imagery and anxieties.

Natasha Hall joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how President Trump’s strong demands on Israel and Hamas forced both sides to the table, and what happens to any future deals if both sides can’t keep to the terms of the agreement.

Shayna Korol joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a new field of space medicine.

Karen Weise joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how data centers are driving up electricity costs for everyone.

Investigative reporter Craig Whitlock joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the veteran disability claim process.

Suparna Chaudhry joins guest host John McCaa to discuss what happened to the reputation of NGOs.

Patience Fairbrother joins host Krys Boyd to discuss their research into where highly-skilled talent lands.

Author Nicole Chung joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why open adoptions are more complicated than it may look from the outset.

Bioethics expert Travis Rieder joins Krys Boyd to discuss how individuals should consider their approach to climate change.

Former poet laureate Joy Harjo joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her life and upcoming book.

Brian Deese joins guest host John McCaa to discuss how energy hungry A.I. is putting pressure on the grid.

Journalist and “The Great British Bakeoff” finalist Ruby Tandoh joins why everyone is a “foodie” now.

Journalist Umair Irfan joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why climate change is making the mosquitoes population boom.

Author Samanth Subramanian joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how internet access relies on fragile cables running along the bottom of the ocean.

Physician and contributing writer at The New Yorker Dhruv Khullar joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the use of A.I. in medicine.

Matt James, chief animal officer for Colossal Biosciences, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the company’s success bringing back the dire wolf in what it calls a de-extinction process.

New York Times Magazine staff writer Jonathan Mahler joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how Trump administration efforts to target suspected waste and abuse have shut down vital cancer research.

What we prioritize in our cities impacts how we work, live and play. In this episode, host Krys Boyd talks to three experts about creating a walkable city, how zoning codes are quietly shaping your daily life, and the ways that urban green spaces can promote biodiverse wildlife.

Author Jeff Roche joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how “cowboy conservativism” spread across the nation.

Transportation expert David Zipper joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of autonomous vehicles.

Jane Goodall died this week at the age of 91. In 2016, she spoke with host Krys Boyd about her life’s work.

Slate staff writer Henry Grabar joins host Krys Boyd to discuss new, pre-fabricated housing options

Joshua Rothman, a staff writer for The New Yorker, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what happens when we rely on A.I. for culture.

David French, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the over-parenting of Gen X .

Lindsey Stewart joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the medicine that stemmed from African traditions that was often more trusted than white doctors’ advice, how this magic was passed down through generations, and how it endures today.

Author Karen Palmer joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss the early teenage trauma that drove her into a dangerous relationship with her ex-husband.

Emma Goldberg, business features writer for The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why a growing number of women are pushing back on taking hormonal birth control.

Patricia Marx, staff writer for The New Yorker, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her experiment into “dating” A.I. models.

Harvard Psychology Professor Steven Pinker joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the rules of society we all know and follow and the ways our world would fall apart if people disregarded this social contract.

Mohamed A. El-Erian, president of Queens’ College, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how American economic trends spread globally.

James Kimmel Jr., a lecturer in psychiatry at Yale, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss parts of the brain that light up when talking about revenge and what happens when we focus on forgiveness instead.

Journalist Maryn McKenna joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why peanut allergies jumped astronomically since the 1990s and how researchers are zeroing in on cures for a hypervigilant population of allergy sufferers.

Scientist Peter J. Hotez joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how anti-science factions have hijacked the conversation around vaccines.

Climate solutions reporter Nicolás Rivero joins host Krys Boyd to discuss an operation in France using billions of maggots to process food waste and feed cattle.

Journalist Robert T. Garrett joins host Krys Boyd to discuss redistricting and other challenges to the status quo Trump hopes start in Texas and spread from there.

Lauren Larson, senior staff writer at Texas Monthly magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the difficulty of setting wacky world records today.

Former CDC director and now CEO of Resolve to Save Lives Dr. Tom Frieden joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why we need the political will to transform an ailing system.

Jennifer Wilson, a staff writer at The New Yorker, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what happens when home DNA kits produce unexpected results and why some call for paternity testing at birth.

Laila Petrie, director general of the charity Future Earth Lab, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss sustainability in fashion and how fast fashion contributes to climate change.

University of Chicago public policy professor Jens Ludwig joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how behavioral economics offers insight into what works to curb gun homicides.

Host Krys Boyd talks with three experts who take on loneliness head on, from why it’s so hard to address, to ways to use our creativity to connect with others, to a guide for making and keeping friends.

Mike Isaac, Silicon Valley and technology reporter for The New York Times, joins Krys Boyd to discuss the transformation of the cushy Silicon Valley work style.

Freelance writer Andrea Javor joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her journey using Ozempic, the disappointment that came when the scale didn’t budge for her, and why doctors think GLP-1s can regulate diabetes without the weight loss.

Megan C. Reynolds, editor at Dwell magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss one little word that defines so much of modern speech: like.

Rachel Slade joins host Krys Boyd to discuss challenges small businesses face when they want to source American-made products, how regulation gets in the way, and why labor unions might help bring jobs back.

Arthur C. Brooks, a Harvard Professor and columnist at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a compendium of his columns about the pursuit of happiness.

Ross Anderson, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how Trump administration policies are opening up foreign opportunities for researchers.

Elaina Plott Calabro, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why the MAID law has made medically assisted death more common in Canada.

Journalist Tekendra Parmar joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how immigration attorneys are approaching their workload.

Rutger Bregman, historian and co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why so many people feel like their jobs don’t make a difference in the world.

Washington Post classical music critic Michael Andor Brodeur is a lifelong lifter, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his examination of modern masculinity, why the gym took over after the Industrial Revolution, and what building muscle means for healthy — or unhealthy — identities

Nick Keppler joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how narcissistic personality disorder is diagnosed and the people who genuinely want to change.

Eyal Press is a contributing writer for The New Yorker, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why restaurant owners will benefit most from eliminating income taxes on tips.

Enter A.I. Drew Harwell is a technology reporter for The Washington Post, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the rise of obituary-writing artificial intelligence, how funeral homes are eager to embrace it.

Washington Post transportation reporter Ian Duncan joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why the rates of completion for federally funded FAA training programs are so low and the toxic culture in air traffic controller apprenticeships.

Samuel Wang, professor of neuroscience and leader of Princeton's The Gerrymandering Project, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss gerrymandering efforts in Texas and beyond.

Martin Dubin, clinical psychologist, entrepreneur and business coach, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the skills business school can’t teach you.

Curtis Bram, a political scientist at The University of Texas at Dallas, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the two sides of modern governing: elitism and populism, and questions whose job it is to actually protect democracy —voters or politicians?

Jennifer Senior, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss sleep anxiety, why we find it so hard to get a good night’s rest.

New Yorker staff writer Rachel Aviv joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a woman diagnosed with severe mental illness for years before doctors realized it was an autoimmune response.

Peter Cappelli is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management at the Wharton School and the director of its Center for Human Resources. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why hybrid work holds workers back in terms of promotions.

Viet Thanh Nguyen, professor of literature at the University of Southern California, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his trip to El Salvador, and how their versions of American greatness differ immensely as they look to immigration and violence in the region.

Ciarán Donnelly, SVP for International Programs with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), joins host Krys Boyd to discuss starvation in the Gaza strip.

Martha Barnette, co-host of the popular radio show and podcast “A Way with Words,” joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her love of language and all the myriad ways words bring us joy.

Brian M. Rosenthal, investigative reporter at The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how some donors, thought to be deceased, have shown signs of life just before vital organ harvesting.

Bob Holmes, contributor for Knowable Magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the biomedical bond between dogs and people.

Liel Leibovitz is editor-at-large for Tablet and joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how the very saturated podcast market is making us silo ourselves even further from one another.

Maia Szalavitz, author and contributing opinion writer for the The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss children who are behaving in “callous, unemotional” ways.

Tom Zeller Jr. is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Undark, and joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why, with so many billions of people suffering, headache research is not a top priority in medicine.

Environmental journalist Sam Bloch joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how, in a world that faces searing temperatures, shade is a natural resource we should all be striving for.

Stephanie Pappas is a freelance science journalist, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the many issues testosterone therapy claims to fix.

Sigal Samuel is a senior reporter for Vox’s Future Perfect and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what would happen if A.I. woke up to its own existence. Read more

Teresa Ghilarducci is professor of economics and policy analysis at the New School for Social Research and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what’s happening with the social security funds so many Americans rely on.

Science writer Laura Spinney joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the proto-Indo-European language, how it connects languages as varied as English and Russia.

Matt Richtel, health and science reporter at The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why kids today are more careful physically but need more help mentally.